New Testament in a Year – 1 Corinthians 1

By Ron

July 5, 2024

1 Corinthians, New Testament

Thanksgiving - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

How did Paul describe himself? (1:1)
What themes did Paul repeat several times? (1:1-9)
What specific truths did Paul affirm? (1:1-9)
What kind of people were the Corinthian Christians? (1:2)
What words of affirmation did Paul have for his readers? (1:2-3)
For what traits of the Corinthians did Paul thank God? (1:4-9)
In what ways had the Corinthian Christians been "enriched"? Why? (1:5-6)
What did the Corinthian Christians have? (1:7)
What spiritual gifts did the Corinthians have? (1:7)
Why did the Corinthians not lack for any spiritual gift? (1:7)
For what period of time were the Corinthians’ spiritual gifts given? (1:7)
For what were the Corinthians waiting? (1:7)
How would the Corinthians be able to live as God called them? (1:8-9)
What words of encouragement did Paul include in his opening? (1:8-9)
How are Christians able to live as God has called them? (1:8-9)
To what has God called all Christians? (1:9)

How can you use your spiritual gift at least once this next week?
What Christian do you want to affirm?
In what part of your daily routine this week can you take time out to thank God?
How can you remind yourself to say thank you to God at least once each day this week?

On what basis did Paul appeal to the Corinthian believers? (1:10)
Why did Paul ask the Corinthians to agree with one another? (1:10)
What kind of action did the Corinthian church need to take? (1:10-17)
What specific problem were the Corinthian Christians having? (1:11-12)
How was Paul a part of the Corinthians’ problems? (1:13-17)
How did baptism cause division in the Corinthian church? (1:13-17)
What can result from preaching the gospel with "words of human wisdom"? (1:17)
What did Christ enable Paul to do? (1:17)
What danger is there in dividing a church? (1:17)
What danger was Paul trying to avoid? (1:17)
What’s wrong with preaching the gospel with "words of human wisdom"? (1:17)

What is the first step you could take to heal a damaged relationship with another Christian?
How could you help your church leaders build the unity of your congregation?

To whom is the message of the Cross foolishness? (1:18)
To whom is the message of the Cross powerful? (1:18)
How can people hear the message of Christ differently? (1:18)
What does God’s message mean to the person being saved? (1:18)
How does the message of the Cross contrast with what most people consider wise? (1:18-19)
How does God get His message across? (1:19-31)
How does God’s wisdom contrast with the world’s wisdom? (1:20)
How did the demands of the Jews and Greeks contrast with the Corinthians’ hope? (1:22-23)
How do God’s attributes compare with ours? (1:25-26)
What were the Corinthians like before they were called? (1:26-27)
How does God use the foolish and weak things of the world? (1:27)
Why does God express His power and wisdom through "foolish," "weak," and "lowly" means? (1:28-29)
What has Jesus Christ become for us? (1:30)
What kind of boasting is good? (1:31)
How did Paul’s regard for the world’s wisdom affect his preaching and testimony? (2:1-5)
Why was it good that Paul came to Corinth in weakness and fear? (2:3-5)
On what should our faith rest? (2:5)

To what area of your life now could you apply God’s "foolishness"? How?
From whom can you learn more of God’s wisdom? How and when?
How could you seek out God’s wisdom and power this week? Where?
What can you do this week to witness for Christ in only God’s wisdom and not your own craftiness?